Madonna steals the show at Eurovision — for the wrong reasons
19 May 2019 |
1:49 pm
The leaked news that the "Queen of Pop" would perform at the Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv was followed by rumors of her backing down. But then she gave an out-of-tune performance of her anthem, "Like a Prayer."
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